Re: Unexpected prompt during package update

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From	John Boxall <jboxall47@gmail.com>
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Subject	Re: Unexpected prompt during package update
Date	Sun, 01 Dec 2024 01:20:01 +0100
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On 2024-11-30 17:48, Andy Smith wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 30, 2024 at 10:45:37PM +0000, Andy Smith wrote:
>>> Is the option "-y" in the command not enough to prevent the prompt?
> 
> I forgot to add:
> 
> Using -y on dist-upgrade is a good way to completely destroy your system
> given the slightest anomaly (and this is an upgrade to testing, so…) so
> I really wouldn't recommend it, but perhaps your VM is considered
> disposable…
> 
> Thanks,
> Andy
> 

Thanks Andy, and yes all my VM's are disposable. I am doing extensive 
testing of the upgrade process before I commit to implementing it on 
some hardware....with backup drives safely set aside.

My experience, __so_far__, is that "-y" has not damaged any systems I've 
migrated.

-- 
Regards,

John Boxall

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Unexpected prompt during package update John Boxall <jboxall47@gmail.com> - 2024-11-30 23:40 +0100
  Re: Unexpected prompt during package update Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2024-11-30 23:50 +0100
    Re: Unexpected prompt during package update Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2024-11-30 23:50 +0100
      Re: Unexpected prompt during package update John Boxall <jboxall47@gmail.com> - 2024-12-01 01:20 +0100
  Re: Unexpected prompt during package update Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2024-12-01 02:10 +0100
    Re: Unexpected prompt during package update John Boxall <jboxall47@gmail.com> - 2024-12-01 02:30 +0100

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